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Brandon O’Brien’s Top Books on Small Church Ministry

Rather than being a subcategory of American ministry, the small church is the norm. If you take a longer and broader view, most churches throughout history and in most parts of the world are and always have been small.

4 Subtle Signs of Toxic Positivity in the Church

Lead by example in showing vulnerability and reliance on God’s strength, especially in times of weakness.

The Basics: The Purpose of the Sermon

I have heard many sermons—three or four a week now, plus my own—where I want to say, at the end, “That’s true!” Or, “I get it!”

Church: 14th Annual Outreach Resources of the Year

Kara Powell, Jake Mulder and Brad Griffin: Six Essential Strategies to Help Young People Discover and Love Your Church

Mark E. Strong on ‘Divine Merger’

Mark E. Strong: What Happens When Jesus Collides With Your Community

Ray Johnston on ‘Jesus Called—He Wants His Church Back’

Ray Johnston: What Christians and the American Church Are Missing

J.D. Greear: Helping Your People Glimpse the Vision

"The slightest glimpse of what 'can be' creates more willingness to change than any sermons we can preach."

Church: 13th Annual Outreach Resources of the Year

J.D. Greear: Why the Future Belongs to Churches That Send

The Church Plant Question: What Would Jesus Do?

Steve Addison: "We must look beyond what we can do and ask, 'What needs to be done? What will it look like when our task is finished?'"

What Jesus Started

Steve Addison: Joining the Movement, Changing the World

Everyday Church

Tim Chester and Steve Timmis: Gospel Communities on Mission